A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) strikes 108 kilometers (67 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -72.3145° West, -29.466° South, depth 12.34 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10003vgi. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003vgi. Global time and date of event 07/11/15 / 2015-11-07 07:04:31 / November 7, 2015 @ 7:04 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.34 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:04:31 / 2:04 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 109 km (68 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 114 km (71 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
Did you feel anything?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 108 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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Axel
Im in Cordoba, Argentina and I’ve just felt a little movement. I hope everything is OK